-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Computer Down HELP
- From: "GuitarMan" <PCTech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 13:48:01 -0400
Rocky,
Do you have a hard drive running an OS other than WinXP that you could
try in the main system? WinXP's Activation feature/bug can see if it's
being run on the wrong computer (it looks for certain hardware devices and
will only tolerate so many changes before it disables the OS). This could
seriously affect its ability to bootup on a different system. A hard drive
running a different OS would eliminate this possibility. This same line of
thinking could be affecting the original hard drive's ability to boot up on
another PC as well.
I realize that none of this would affect your ability to get to the
BIOS. I'm just trying to eliminate possibilities and narrow down the
search.
Peace,
G Man
PCTechTalk Owner
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rocky Fithian " <rockyfit@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 8:08 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Computer Down HELP
OK, Glen and GuitarMan here is what I have done. I cleaned out
everything. I disconnected the HDDs and Roms and checked the
voltages that I had listed and there is no change. Guess they are
OK. I took the hard drive out of the main machine and tried it in
another XP machine as master and it booted part way and stopped.
I took a known good master XP os hard drive and put it in the main
machine and it would not boot at all. Don't even get the bios to
show. It will not boot to a floppy or CD and I have them listed to
boot first and C as last choice. I did all this switching of drives after
it was cool so heat don't seem the be the causing the problem. I
built this myself and the CPU has a big fan and heatsink on it and it
was set with heatsink grease. The CPU was bought as a unit with
fan and heatsink. I have not pulled it up as yet. From what you
guys have said it looks like it may be the CPU or the Mobo only
because it will not boot a known good hard drive and the drive is
the one I using right not to write this message. What does that
make you think?
Rocky
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